Noel Gallagher will be releasing a live DVD later this year and here's your chance to have one of your photos included in the booklet! Our new competition is for fans to take pictures at any of the festivals Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds are appearing at this summer which you can then post HERE!
The best photos, as voted for by the fans, will be shortlisted and Noel will pick his personal favourites to be included in the DVD booklet. All the details and terms and conditions are live now - what are you waiting for!
Click here, here and here for a number of pictures from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds gig at the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev, Ukraine earlier this week.
The videos below are from June 15th 2000, when Oasis played the Hultsfred Festival in Sweden. At the time Noel Gallagher had decided to quit overseas touring with Oasis.
The Oasis star is at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, to see England take on Sweden.
And he made sure he took along a huge banner for his beloved Manchester City who triumphed in the Premier League this season.
Noel, 45, larked around with our man Chris before kick-off.
The pals were seen swapping jokes and pointing at fellow England fans while their mates swigged beer.
Retired England midfielder Chris was feeling optimistic about the Three Lions chances.
He wrote in his column on Monday: “The Swedes have a star player in Zlatan Ibrahimovic but the rest of their team lacks the quality that France can boast.
“If I was Roy, I wouldn’t be too worried about them. We’ll have more of the ball and if we keep our discipline at the back, we should emerge with the win.”
Click here to see a number of pictures of Noel at the game.
Predict the first three songs at the band's first Heaton Park show and you could win tickets to the next day's gig...
The time is upon us… The Stone Roses are set to return to their hometown for THREE sold-out shows at Manchester's Heaton Park at the end of this month.
Beady Eye will be supporting the band on the day of the competition prize.
Did you miss out? Fear not. We'll be giving away tickets to their show on Saturday June 30 over the next two weeks on Xfm...
But we have ONE PAIR of VIP TICKETS to give away right here on Xfm.co.uk! That includes access to a special area and bar at one of the biggest gigs of the decade...
Pretty Green, Liam Gallagher’s clothing range with a mixture of rock & roll heritage and a quintessential British flavour, will open its first international store in Japan on 26th July. Liam himself will be in Tokyo opening the doors with a huge launch party on the evening of the 25th July.
This will be a new arm of the business headed by Kojo Kato, a well-known figure in the Japanese fashion industry with over 30 years’ experience. The store itself is situated in the popular Aoyama shopping district of Tokyo and sits amongst other premium British brands.
The label, now in its seventh season and gathering a solid following, has put together a range of clothing designed exclusively for the Japanese market only. Highlights include a luxury wool mix stripe boating blazer and classic polo’s with a twist, the range is underpinned with a very British red, white and blue theme and its trademark Paisley has been exclusively developed, in those patriotic colours, especially for the Japanese range. There is also a dedicated Japanese on-line store where the collection will be available to customers.
Nigel Grant, Brand director, comments: ‘This is a huge statement for us and reflects the way the brand is growing and becoming much sought after. We are delighted to have set up our own entity in Japan to offer our customer’s an amazing retail experience in which they can shop. Japan has a vibrant fashion industry and Tokyo a strong retail market. We see this as a natural progression for us to have a presence there’.
From Noel Gallagher's 'Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere' tour diary.
Right comrades. Been a few days. Where were we exactly? On the way to the airport to catch a flight to the Ukraine I believe? Yes? I think so yes.
Flight was delayed a little bit and thank God it was. The most violent, loudest and windiest storm passed over the airport as we sat on the tarmac. The plane was being blown from side to side, rain POURING out of the sky. I usually love that kind of display from Mother Nature but when the pilot comes on over the tannoy and says in what can only be described as a comedy dead-pan Russian accent "Good morning. Welcome to Aeroflot AF 83 (or something!) to Kiev. Time will take 1 hour 25 minutes. Enjoy flight.” Whoa!!! Hang on a minute man you're not actually gonna take off in this weather are you!? The engines started . . . (we are all going to die!). Now I'm not a nervous flier by any means, but I was seriously hoping the pilot would see sense and hang back a little until the storm passed. There was an audible sigh of relief when he comes back on and says "There will be delay of 20 minutes. Storm will pass.” Thank the holy lord Jesus Christ almighty we were saved!!!!!!
After that it was quite an uneventful flight. Just how I like them. At customs in Kiev I noticed a peculiar sign as I was trying to enter the country. It was a list of things that one shouldn't really be carrying if one doesn't want one's day ruined by the police . . . amongst the usual suspects - gold bullion, plastic explosives and weapons (although there are always one or two of those on any tour!). There were also these two . . . WORKS OF ART (over 50 years old) and DRASTIC SUBSTANCES????? Now, I have no idea what a drastic substance is, but I intend to make it my life mission to find out and hopefully sample some and relay my findings to you good people of the Internet (and/or mobile devices).
So . . . Kiev? What a great place!! Loving it. Had great show on Wednesday. One of the top 10 of the tour for me. Only marginally spoiled by some fat drunken skinhead English yobs desperately trying to cause trouble. Thankfully one or two of them did and one or two of them got their heads kicked in by some locals. Kind of restores your faith in the unwritten law of karma!! Anyway, great, great night. Felt it all day yesterday though. Total wipe-out.
So . . . there you go. I'm off to see England play Sweden. I shall try and avoid the inevitable blood-bath should England lose which is a very strong possibility. Although I foresee a draw so we, I and the great city of Kiev, will live to fight another day (so to speak!).
Singer-songwriter Jake Bugg will be now joining the bill when Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds headline Belfast Belsonic 2012 on Monday 20th August. Jake joins The Enemy who will also be playing that evening.
Below is the setlist for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds concert at the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev, Ukraine yesterday.
(It’s Good) To Be Free Mucky Fingers Everybody’s On The Run Dream On If I Had A Gun The Good Rebal The Death Of You And Me Freaky Teeth Supersonic (I Wanna Live In A Dream In My) Record Machine AKA... What A Life! Talk Tonight Solder Boys And Jesus Freaks AKA... Broken Arrow Half The World Away (Stranded On) The Wrong Beach Let The Lord Shine A Light Whatever Little By Little Don’t Look Back In Anger
"Shakermaker" is a song by British rock group Oasis, written by their lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. First appearing as a single, released on the 13th June 1994, which peaked at number 11 in the UK charts, it was later released on Oasis' groundbreaking debut album Definitely Maybe. It was also the first song performed by the band on the UK's world famous music program, Top Of The Pops.
Gallagher admits the lyrics are taken from the world around him, for example, a Shaker Maker was a popular toy in the 1970s, the character of "Mr Soft" was taken from a Trebour Soft Mints commercial, which featured Cockney Rebel's song "Mr Soft", "Mr. Clean" is a song by The Jam, one of Gallagher's favourite bands, "Mr Benn" is a British children's cartoon and the entire last verse - Mr Sifter sold me songs/When I was just 16/Now he stops at traffic lights/But only when they're green - was written in a taxi on the way to the recording studio to record the song. Apparently, Liam Gallagher was pestering Noel to finish the song. At this point, the taxi stopped at the traffic lights outside 'Sifter's"' (a record shop in Burnage, Manchester). Noel penned the lyric and it became part of the song. Noel used to frequent the store to buy old records before Oasis started releasing albums and Mr Sifter refers to the owner of the record store.
Track listings
CD CRESCD 182 "Shakermaker" - 5:11 "D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?" - 2:41 "Alive (8 Track Demo)" - 3:56 "Bring It On Down" (Live) - 4:17
7" CRE 182 "Shakermaker" - 5:11 "D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?" - 2:41
12" CRE 182T "Shakermaker" - 5:11 "D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?" - 2:41 "Alive (8 Track Demo)" - 3:56
Cassette CRECS 182 "Shakermaker" - 5:11 "D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?" - 2:41
Music Video
The Video was Shot in Manchester outside of their house.
The field they are playing football in is Didsbury Toc H rugby field in Ford Lane (Didsbury South Manchester) near Fletcher moss.
The Album Liam shows to the camera is Paul McCartney's Red Rose Speedway from 1973.
To celebrate the British Fashion Council's London Collections, Shortlist Magazine has designed three limited editions covers to front their style specials. Knowing a man who is clear of his sartorial choices, Liam Gallagher was naturally asked to submit his own design.
Shortlist Magazine recently caught up with Liam to talk through the ideas behind his psychedelic cover, the meaning of British style and what's next for Pretty Green.
SM: So what is the idea behind your cover?
LG: "The cover was inspired by the psychedelic portraits of The Beatles taken by Richard Avedon in the late 60's, which I’ve got hanging in my house. I wanted to create something that had the same vibe and also used the paisley logo that we created for Pretty Green."
SM: How did you go about putting it together?
LG: "I worked on it with the graphic design team at PG and this one jumped out the minute we did it."
SM: What does British style mean to you?
LG: "British style for me is a look back over the decades especially in the 60’s where lads were buzzin and defining their style and where bands like the stones and the Who were creating their own classic look. Take album covers from the Kinks to The Small Faces they all had a clean smart British look that made a statement. It’s all about iconic classic pieces like the Parka or the Trench which epitomise British style. I try to capture a bit of that in what I do with Pretty Green. Fashion and music will always go hand in hand and that has a major bearing on the Pretty Green designs."
SM: What are your personal style rules?
LG: "It’s about the look and whether I personally like it or not. I’m into quality clothing with a vintage vibe. Pretty Green is a reflection of my personal style and taste, one foot in the past one foot in the future."
SM: What is your worst fashion mistake you’ve made?
LG: "Its not for me to point out, I’m sure there’s been a few mistakes but overall I’m cool as fuck!"
SM: Who is your all time style hero?
LG: "There’s several – Stone Roses, George Harrison / Bryan Jones / Steve McQueen."
SM: Who gives British style a bad name??
LG: "Anyone who wears what they are told to wear and not what they want to wear, you know the ones who have stylists, if you don’t know what you look good in then I feel sorry for you."
SM: Give us a guide to looking good on-stage? What are the essentials?
LG: "For me it’s starts with the shoes and then work you’re way up."
SM: What next for Pretty Green??
LG: "We are opening a new store next week in Leeds which will be our 11th in the UK, and then our first international store in Tokyo which opens at the end of July just before the mighty Beady Eye play Fuji Rocks, it gunna be mega we are having a big party on the Wednesday if your in town and you’re not a clown then you’re invited!"
Look out for your copy of Shortlist Magazine this Thursday or read it online HERE.
Punters singing along to Don’t Look Back In Anger won’t be the only ones crying on Noel Gallagher’s new DVD.
Footage of Noel bawling when Manchester City won the league in May will be included in a documentary featured on his live DVD, due out at Christmas.
He said: “I was in a bar in downtown Santiago in Chile. Fortunately, I had a film crew with me on that leg of the tour and they were filming all of this. So you’ll be able to see all of this.
“I am dreading watching this footage back because it’s just going to go from every emotion that can come out of a human being. Tears, anger, it’s just unbelievable.
“Unfortunately I did shed a tear. You have to just let it out.
“I said the same phrase that rhymes with cucking bell about a hundred times at the top of my voice into the television.”
At least the Chilean folk around him wouldn’t have understood all the swear words.